Works Great for me

I found a codec that works. http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Acelp_net_Codec.htm

All my old WMV/WMA files work great. This issue is the MSS1 codec file and backward WM9 compatibiltiy...

http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/...ss1-codec.aspx


> On Friday, February 12, 2010 8:31 AM Kumar Gaurav wrote:

> How can we play MSS1 codec file in windows media player 12. I am unable to
> play microsoft office livemeeting files which use MSS1 as video codec and
> undf as audio codec.Also there is no option such that media player 12
> automatically download the codec from microsoft codec store.Also there is no
> available download for this codec for media player 12


>> On Sunday, February 14, 2010 10:24 PM Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote:

>> I am glad you mentioned both codecs. The video codec (microsoft screen
>> video v7) should be backwards compatible with MS screen video v9 which
>> is available in all modern WMP versions 9 and later.
>>
>>
>> Microsoft codec download is princpially there to supply
>> microsoft-sourced codecs, oe ones for which they have distribution
>> rights.
>>
>>
>> it is worth trying the Voxware MetaSound codec, but it is very old so
>> I'd be surprised if it was supported at all in Windows 7 (it is not
>> even available in VideoLAN player)
>>
>> http://www.free-codecs.com/VoxWare_M...c_download.htm
>>
>> HTH
>> Cheers - Neil
>> ------------------------------------------------
>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs


>>> On Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:51 AM Kumar Gaurav wrote:

>>> I cannot play the file in windows media player 12 and other media players such
>>> as vlc player which suggests that codec is not backward compatible with one
>>> found in latest wmp player. So how can i play the file.
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:


>>>> On Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:18 PM Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote:

>>>> You're probably out of luck then. One last thing to try is to grab the
>>>> Windows XP mode virtual PC, and try installing the codec in that using
>>>> WMP9 up to WMP11 on XP, to at least get playback :
>>>>
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir...c/default.aspx
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/vir.../download.aspx
>>>>
>>>> Your CPU will need to have the hardware virtualisation feature to be
>>>> able to run XP mode (it has other uses too so it is worth getting)
>>>>
>>>> HTH
>>>> Cheers - Neil
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs


>>>>> On Friday, March 12, 2010 7:05 AM Junglism wrote:

>>>>> surely there must be a solution to this..??????
>>>>>
>>>>> this renders a whole swathe of technet webcasts completely unwatchable for
>>>>> me. i'm using windows7, windows media player 12......
>>>>>
>>>>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:


>>>>>> On Wednesday, March 17, 2010 11:47 PM Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote:

>>>>>> I have got access to those archives.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What's a typical technet URL which shows the issue ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I could see if anybody at their end has noticed they cannot be played,
>>>>>> if I can find repro content to make a case for updates to the codec
>>>>>> used fo rthe videos...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers - Neil
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs


>>>>>>> On Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:32 PM Bj?rn B?ttjer [www.nech.de] wrote:

>>>>>>> I cannot watch the webcasts too.
>>>>>>> how long will it take to get a solution ?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:


>>>>>>>> On Sunday, April 11, 2010 5:59 PM Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote:

>>>>>>>> Forever if you cannot provide a reproducible URL so I know what you are
>>>>>>>> actually looking at. Again: "> What's a typical technet URL which
>>>>>>>> shows the issue ?"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers - Neil
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
>>>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs


>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:19 AM Matt Marinak wrote:

>>>>>>>>> in my best Spiccoli accent...
>>>>>>>>> "right here dude..."
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/W...CountryCode=US
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, April 21, 2010 6:22 PM Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media] wrote:

>>>>>>>>>> Are you somehow related to the original poster or the other 4 people
>>>>>>>>>> who jumped on this thread randomly ?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> In the page below, there is a WMA and MP3 podcoast format - the WMA is
>>>>>>>>>> using Windows Media Audio 9.1 32 kbps, 22 kHz, stereo 1-pass CBR,
>>>>>>>>>> which is not the MSS-1 codec as reported by the original poster.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The WMA9 should play correctly in all versions of WMP from WMP7 and
>>>>>>>>>> later, without requiring any codec download (i.e. using native WMA
>>>>>>>>>> playback)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers - Neil
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>> Digital Media MVP : 2004-2010
>>>>>>>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/mvpfaqs


>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, April 22, 2010 8:07 AM Matt wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>> if I go to that link, and download the wmv file (Recording ID: 1032259652 ),
>>>>>>>>>>> and try to play it on w7 with media player 12.0.7600.16415, I get the message
>>>>>>>>>>> installed on your computer.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> not being an expert at this stuff, I open the file with Gspot2.7 to
>>>>>>>>>>> determine what codec is used and it says MSS1.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I thought this was the same scenario as the original poster.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I presumed it would be something simple missing in my configuration, and the
>>>>>>>>>>> original posters'.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, April 22, 2010 9:55 PM Matt wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>> yep.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I was just chasing down that audio codec and was going to post the same link.
>>>>>>>>>>>> I was chasing the mss1 trail earlier, but it was the audio codec.
>>>>>>>>>>>> installed the acelp codec and it is working.
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Acelp_net_Codec.htm
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> much better.
>>>>>>>>>>>> thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Matt
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> "Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:


>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:05 PM Seth Fulton wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>> I installed the acelp codec as suggested, the audio works fine but the video in terrible.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>


>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, June 25, 2010 3:33 PM James Crawford wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have a LOAD of old videos that I am using to learn various bits and pieces (I am migrating from PHP to ASP.NET) and the videos will play through XP mode but the playback is not very good, I could really do with watching these within the win7 environment and not within a shell.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Did you manage to get a solution for this problem as I am still looking around.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance for any help given.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jimmy


>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday, September 21, 2010 3:02 AM andre zita wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I found a codec that works. http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Acelp_net_Codec.htm
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> All my old WMV/WMA files work great. This issue is the MSS1 codec file and backward WM9 compatibiltiy...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.eggheadcafe.com/software/...ss1-codec.aspx


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